Bratislava vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2998
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$697
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1442
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
79
76
🏙️ Population
476K
15.5M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 24% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4266th and 5143rd ($1269 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Slovakia and Turkey, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 487th and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.65
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5290
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$596
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$9042

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$1854
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$1602
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$1621
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$829
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$765
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$1663
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$946
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$901
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1125
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$988
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1045
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$747
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1149
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$995
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$857
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1158
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1033
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1005
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$852
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$888
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1089
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1084
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1085
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$916
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1011
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$873
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1476
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$824

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Distance City Cost of living
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$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
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$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001